A typical first trip here runs about $725 to $1,000 per person for 7 days at a mid-range style, before flights. Get your own number from the Budget Calculator.
- Fresh Mediterranean diet: olive oil, feta, fresh vegetables
- Mezze (small plates): tzatziki, dolmades, spanakopita
- Souvlaki, moussaka, fresh seafood
- Strong coffee culture and ouzo tradition
- Greek Easter (movable date) - most important religious holiday
- Name days celebrated more than birthdays
- Ancient sites and ruins central to cultural identity
- Traditional Greek dancing at festivals and weddings
Greek is primary. English is widely spoken in tourist areas.
Greek alphabet is different, but major signs have English. Greeks appreciate attempts to speak Greek.
- Greetings include cheek kisses (even for men)
- Greeks are loud and expressive - it's not arguing, it's passion
- Don't wave with open palm (considered offensive gesture)
- Hospitality (philoxenia) is sacred - accept offered refreshments
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